MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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